Sales catalogue: Glendining

Date:: 1-2 October 1934

Reference:: WA/HMM/CM/Sal/8/199

Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Glendining. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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(5c ik (29) Fine large example of a chief’s symbolic club, and | —_————> a witch doctor’s belt of snake’s vertebra, CONGO / yplol 7 ; G0) Two rare type clubs, from NEW BRITAIN; and a TA ax, model boat, from OTAHEITE a) QD Two clubs, from the NAVIGATORS ISLANDS; AY ditto from MALAITA; decorated basket for eels, . NEW ZEALAND; and another from the YELLOW RIVER, NEW GUINEA MOl7 ¢£ G2) Post, carved with human figures, and having a MEI - = length of cord ending in a loop attached to it. 3 These were fixed over the hut to catch evil spirits when initiation ceremonials were taking place within}, PABRUAN)), GUE, BRIT... NEW —~ GUINEA f [A soy ( (ol? G3) Unique decorated bronze bird associated with the — magic ritual of the MUNCHI TRIBE, BENUE ; RIVER (Ls! ) & 64) Quiver of arrows, pair of leather boots, and. two C wiee* i decorated iron surgical knives, MUNCHI, TON BENUE RIVER ff eto of : (| a 3 (33) Rare old instrument for giving a “ball” to cattle, —— | taking the form of a gun with trigger; and a TN “drenching” horn ,-, f ny : = — , ‘ HMA -( 36/ An old piece of carved human skull, from New ——— Zealand (rare) a pe, | (3 : fers ‘CD A curious old poacher’s gun with flint-lock =>, ¢C@s) A rare native bow with groove, and a quiver of Gol: ) arrows 39 A very fine seal knife of walrus ivory, carved with reindeer, etc., Eskimo 40 | An old 17th century wheel-lock gun 41 <A 17th century Arab match-lock gun D/A 17th century old Indian gun, inlaid with brass and ivory, with old Spanish lock ( (43) An early flint-lock gun (for big game), the barrel — inlaid with silver, and bears the armourer’s mark

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